YB. R.S.N RAYER - A.D.U.N. SERI DELIMA, PENANG

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the state government would be moving forward into the future, focusing on strengthening ties with other states as well as with the Federal Government.
“Now is not the time for finding faults or differentiating between the states. It is the time to fulfil the trust bestowed on us by the people,” he told a press conference after welcoming a Rakyat Kelantan delegation to Penang yesterday.
The delegation of 160 people arrived in a convoy of 40 cars and called on Lim at Komtar in a goodwill visit.

Lim said the state was keeping an open mind and ready to work with all parties, including the Federal Government, and give its support to federal projects that were beneficial to the people.

To encourage foreign investments, he said the state would also be reaching out to other countries.
Lim said although Penang and Kelantan differed in culture and background, both state governments shared the same aim – to set up a good, clean and fair administration to serve and lead the people well.

In his welcome speech, he also expressed his hope that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi would accept him as a Chief Minister of all Penangites.
“The people have decided and we must honour their decision. This is the beauty of democracy.

“I hope the Prime Minister will accept me, just as the people are accepting him as a Prime Minister of all Malaysians,” he said.
Lim later commented on the state’s selection of municipal councillors, saying that DAP, PKR, PAS and also NGOs would have representatives in the line-up.
“No final decision has been reached yet, but we expect to be able to announce the selection sometime next week,” he said.